Jimmy // Posts published by Jimmy
Dogs make better leaders than Presidents or Prime Ministers!
Wise words from Cesar Millan (the dog whisperer): “ dogs do not follow unstable pack leaders, Humans are the only species that follow unstable pack leaders.” Humans are the only species that follow unstable pack leaders. Not only do we follow them but even after they’ve been discovered and proven to be unstable, we still follow them ...
The (only) Chinese song that made North American Pop music charts
“Rose, Rose, I Love You” is the standard English title of the 1940 Chinese popular song “Méigui méigui wǒ ài nǐ” (玫瑰玫瑰我愛你), first recorded by Yao Lee (姚莉). An English-language version whose lyrics have little in common with the original Mandarin was first recorded by Frankie Laine in 1951. It remains the only major popular ...
1909 Headline: Chinese Leaves Whites Behind in Aviation
We often wonder what if. What if this Asian-American genius of 1909, did not die in the demonstration mishap in China. Would 1900s China have then created a fleet of aircraft? …and would have the outcome of the second world war in Asia been different? Would there have been a war? The Headline shouts. “Chinese Leaves Whites ...
The Legend of Fat Mama
“The Legend of Fat Mama” is a bittersweet story of the Chinese community in Kolkata, India, intertwined with the nostalgic journey in search of a woman who once made the most delicious noodles in the city’s Chinatown district. Kolkata once had a thriving community in its Chinatown, engaged in different trades, like medicine shops, food ...
Event (May 27th): the Chinese & early development of the Maritimes
Albert Lee will be in Vancouver on May 27th to share his insight on the history of the role of the Chinese in the early development of the Maritimes. The public is invited to attend a dinner and presentation at Foo’s Ho Ho Restaurant at 6:00pm hosted by the Friends of Foo’s Ho Ho and the ...
Ancient Chinese language sounds like Toisan dialect
Many of North America’s pioneer Chinese communities originated from the southern Chinese region in Guangdong province in an area collectively known as the “four counties”. According to the Chinese Historical Society of America, more than 90% of the early Chinese to North America originated from the “four counties”. Multi-generational Americans and multi-generational Canadians of Chinese ancestry ...
The Chinatown Bus – linking migrant workers across America
A month earlier, our blog received a note on the role of inter urban buses, shuttling Chinese workers between various locations throughout America. We’ve posted this note on today’s blogpost below, titled, “Transcultural Growth Beyond Ethnic Communities: Chinatown Bus in America” Our blog was also forwarded another note last week, regarding the tragic bus accident that ...
night life coming back to Chinatown
by Jimmie Hi Everyone, New foodie activity in Vancouver’s Chinatown, the grassroot’s campaign to revitalize Foo’s Ho Ho restaurant can be a part of this new trend. If the new Bao Bei Restaurant/bar is the newest kid on the block, then Foo’s Ho Ho is the venerable grand dame… Earlier this year, the Vancouver Sun newspaper wrote the following ...
History: the fabulous Kim Sisters
The year is 1960, and The Kim Sisters have set the Vegas Strip afire with rich harmonies and an ability to play dozens of instruments. The sisters had been in the United States only two short years at the legendary Thunderbird—after singing for American GI’s during and after the Korean War. From there, they became a ...
Touring Exhibit: Chinese restaurants and small-town Canada
There’s an old saying in the “Loh Wah KIu” (old pioneer Chinese-Canadian) community: “…if the place don’t have a Chinese cafe/ restaurant, then it ain’t a real town. This interesting article from the National Post: Museum probes link between Chinese restaurants and small-town Canada Katherine Laidlaw, National Post · Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010 Karen Tam still remembers the smell ...
Book: Forbidden City- The Golden Age of Chinese Nightclubs
Trina Robbin’s new book Forbidden City: The Golden Age of Chinese Nightclubs has just been published – available at amazon.com. Presented as an oral history, Forbidden City: The Golden Age of Chinese Nightclubs records the recollections of nearly two dozen Asian American performers who worked in San Francisco’s “all-Chinese” revues from the late 1930s through the ...
Sex trafficking in Canada
On-line documentary on the story of sex trafficking in Canada, and/ or by ugly Canadians who participate in sex tourism. Video courtesy of Hope for the Sold on Vimeo. ENSLAVED AND EXPLOITED: The Story of Sex Trafficking in Canada from Hope for the Sold on Vimeo.
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